Sliding gate.



No. 848,681. P'ATENTED FEB. 12, 1901.

L. KBRBER & W. H.IBAKEHAUS. SLIDING GATE.

APPLICATION IILED AUG. 21, 1906.

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SLIDING GATE.

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LEOPOLD KERBER AND WILLIAM H. BAKEHAUS, OF SIGOURNEY,

IOWA.

SLIDING GATE.

Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed August 21, 1906. Serial No. 331,496.

No. 843,681. Patented Feb. 12, 1907,

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Be it known that we, LEOPOLD KERBER preferably after the vertical standards have and WILLIAM H. BAKEHAUS, citizens of the been positioned within the cut-out portions United States, residing at Sigourney, in the 2. A lower and an upper horizontal guidecounty of Keokuk and State of Iowa, have bar 8 and 9, respectively, are secured by any invented certain new and useful Improvesuitable means to each of the vertical standments in Sliding Gates, of which the followards. WVhile theforward ends of the horizoning is a specification, reference being had tal guide-bars are preferably terminated near therein to the accompanying drawings. 1 the front or forward standards 6, the said This invention relates to improvements in bars extend a considerable distance beyond gates, and particularly to a sliding gate which the vertical standard 3, as will be clearly seen may be used as a partition for dividing a pen by referring to the drawings, for the purpose int-o compartments. hereinafter described.

The object of the invention is the provision The base-beam 1, standards 3, 4, 5, and 6,

of means for facilitating the separation of 1 and horizontal guide-bars 8 and 9 constitute animals in a pen, preferably by driving a porthe support of the gate. tion of the animals from one pen or compart- The slidable portion of the gate comprises, ment into another through the opening in our preferably, a pair of vertical guide members gate structure and subsequently closing the 10 and 11, which are upon one and the same sliding portion of the gate for retaining said animals in their separated condition. Another object of the invention is the construction of a gate which may be employed not only as a partition, but also as an outside portion of a pen or compartment-as, for instance, a field inclosed by walls or a fence.

W'ith these and other objects in view the invention consists of certain novel construc- 5. tions, combinations, and arrangements of parts, as will be hereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a pen provided with, preferably, two compartments formed by our improved gate structure, which in this instance is the partition. Fig. 2 is a front view in elevation of a gate constructed in accordance with the present invention. Fig. 3 is a rear view of the outer faces of stationary standards 4 and 5 gate depicted inFig. 2. Fig. 4is atransverse and limit vertical movement of the slidable sectional view of the gate; and Fig. 5 is an 1 portion of the gate. enlarged fragmentary perspective view of the Our improved locking device for securing gate, showing the locking means for securing the movable portion in a closed position comthe movable portion of the gate in a closed prises a substantially U-shaped catch 17, position. which is pivotally secured, through the me- Referring to the drawings, 1 designates the l dium of eyes 18 18 and staples 19, to the upbase or ground beam, which is provided with 1 per end of the vertical standards 6. The a plurality of cut-out portions 2. These cutl eyes 18 are formed upon and integral with out portions 2 are preferably four in number the ends of the U-shaped catch 17. The

standard 6 is preferably beveled, as at 20, for permitting the catch 17 to assume an inshape for accommodating similarly-constructed stationary standards 3 clined position. The guide member 10 is provided with a notch 21 at its upper end.

1, 5, and 6. A cleat 7 is positioned upon the 1 front of the base-beam 1 and is secured by vertical guide member 12 is upon the opp0- site side of said guide-bars 8 and 9. A pair of horizontal bars 13 is positioned between guide-bars 8 and 9 and is fixedly secured to the guide members 10, 11, and 12.

Angular roller-supporting members 14 14 Each one of these roller-supporting members 14. is provided with a horizontal penetrating shank, upon which is journaled a roller 15. A vertical portion is integral with the penetrating shank and performs the function of a guide. This vertical portion engages the outer side of the upper horizontal bar 13. The sliding portion of the gate moves on these rollers 15.

Guiding-blocks 16 16 are secured to the are secured to the stationary standards 4 and side of the guide-bars 8 and 9, while a single gate in a closed position.

The notch 21 is provided with a vertical wall 22,, and an inclinedwall 23, Fig. 5.. The guide member 10 is also outwardly beveled at 24, so that when the slidable portionof the gate is being moved to its closed position thecatch 17 can ride over the beveled portion 24'and drop into the notched portion 21. This catch acts automatically tosecure the slidable portion of the gate in a closed position; An auxiliary catch may alsozbe'ennployed forseeuring the sliding portionot a This: auxiliary catch comprisesa bar25, formed, preferably, ofisheet metal. The bar- 25 ispivotallycon nected at26 to horiz'ontal'bars-13. The bar 25%is: positioned snug against'thebar 13, and:

therefore it ishard to grasp said bar 25 and swing it on itspivot. An aperture 27 is formedinrthe bar 25, and a rope 28 isposi tioned Within the aperture. and secure-d to permits the bar 25 said bar 25, which 1 rope to be easily lifted by the operator grasping saidrope. The bar'25 is provided with a notched: portion 29, which notched portion"- is adapted to engage a peg ornailcarried: by the vertical; standard 6. If: the gate is used as: a partition in a structure, as depicted' in Fig. 1, the bar 25 may be easily swung upon its pivot by the-operator stand-- ing upon theoutside of the. pen-or. structure and grasping the rope 28 What We claim.is

1. In agate, the combination of; a basebeam providedTwithnotclies, vertical stand ards'positioned within said notches, arcleat secured to said base-beam andretainingsaid standards within said notches, a guide bar secured to said standardsnearsaid base-beam, avguide-bar' secured to said standards near: their upper ends,

bar; rollers carried by'some of: said standards; and a movable-gate portion positioned be;-- tween said rollers and said guideblocks:-- and in engagement with said guide-bars.

2:. In a gate, the combination of aseries of standards, including a front: and a. rear secured to said standards; guidinghlocksse cured to some of said standards in engage:- ment with theupper guide-bar, a: slidable; portion, comprising barsinterposedbetween an upper. and a lower horizontallguiddbar guide blocks secured to 1 some of saidstandardsnear-the upper gnidesaid upper and lower guide-bars and one of blocks, roller-supporting members secured to someof said standards, and rollers in engagement with one of said bars and journaled upon said supporting members...

4. In a gate, the combination of standards, roller-supporting'members secured to said standards, each supporting member provided with a horizontal body portionand a vertical-portion, rollers journaled upon the horizontal portions ot said memb ers, a sliding gatev rol ers, said gate portion comprising a' pairzoi" horizontal bars, a p air ofvertical 'guideniern berssecured to one-side of supporting members engaging one side of onecofsaidbars;

beam provided with a plurality oinotches, standards: positionedwi thin the notched porbers positioned between; pairs of: said standards, a barrconnecting said guide members, and a vertical guide member secured to the outer face-of said. bar: and upon opposite sidesto that. engaged by said first+mentioned guide members;

6.. In a-slidinggate, the combination of a:

ards, said bars extending a distance; beyondone ofthe end standards, guiderblocks secured to said standards below and in engagement with the upper b ar, a-pairv of vertical, movable guidememb ers positioned between. someof: said standards, a single, verticalguide member on @the outside of said bars, a; pair 019 bars between one side of a bar of said pairs, and rollers in l engagementzwith one'ofthebars of saidpair and: journaled upon the horizontal portions of saidwsnpportingmembers.

a gate, the: combination with vertical standards, of. horizontal guide-bars." sex-- cured to-said said bars; positioned contiguous: to said guide:

portion in' engagement: with said.

saidbars, anda: guide membersecured to the oppositeside of: said bars, theyertical portion o'i'isaid roller 51. In. a gate, the combination of: a basetions of said baseebeam, a cleat secured to said :base-beam and retaining said standardsin saidnotched portions, vertical guide memretainingsaid upper. andv a; lower'horizontal bar secured to zsai dstand considerable:

the first men tioned bars'and fixedly securedto said guide; members, .roller-supportmg members carried each member pro:-

normally engaging:

standards: and: extending" be? yond oneof-said standards, .a pair ofvertical. guide; members; each guide: member posietioned between two contiguous standards, 5 In testimonywhereofwehereunto afiix our I0 horizontal bars fixedly secured to said guide signatures in presence of two Witnesses. members, a vertical guide member secured LEOPOLD KERBER. to said horizontal bars upon the opposite his side to said first-mentioned members, the 1 WILLIAM H. BAKEHAUS. last-mentioned guide member being secured mark to the end of said horizontal bars contiguous l Witnesses: to and adapted to engage the extended ends i J. W. LESAN, of said guide-bars. 1 WM. A. BELL. 

